Arkham Horror: Antarctic Expedition Setup Place the Expedition Tokens on the Science Building, Hibb's Roadhouse, Historical Society, the Docks, the Bank and Ma's Boarding House. Place the Antarctic Expedition board next to the main board. Expedition Token After having an Arkham Encounter at a location with an Expedition Token, an Investigator may spend 1 Gate Trophy, 5 toughness of Monster Trophies or $10 to have the additional encounter listed below. Each player may only have one Expedition Token at a time. They cannot be traded. An Expedition Token may be spent as if it were a Gate Trophy at Arkham Locations. At the beginning of Upkeep the first Player with an Expedition Token rolls a die. On a 1-3 all Investigators with Expedition Tokens return them to the box and move to the first Expedition Location (the Voyage). They are Delayed. The Expedition Movement: Investigators on the Expedition move to the next Expedition Location. Investigators in Lost City return to The Docks. They do not gain movement points. Expedition Encounter: Players on the Expedition take part in one joint Expedition Encounter after the Other World Encounter phase. The first player on the Expedition rolls one die and consults the chart below for their location. Any phase: Bonuses gained from Allies effect all Investigators on the Expedition. If you would go Insane or Unconscious while on the Expedition follow the normal rules but remain on the Expedition instead of returning to an Arkham Location. If all Investigators on the Expedition would go Insane or Unconscious from the same encounter the entire Expedition is Lost in Time and Space.
Arkham Encounters Science Building: Several drawings of strange Cyclopean architecture hang from the Professor s wall. Pass a Lore -2 Check to demonstrate your knowledge of the structures. If you pass the Professor invites you to join him on an expedition to the Antarctic in search of the lost city. Take the Expedition Token and a Unique Item which the professor asks you to study. Hibb s Roadhouse: A man burst through the door and shouts that he is looking for some stout lads to join him on a dangerous expedition. Pass a Fight -2 Check to push your way through the roughs and impress him with your handling of the crowd. Take the Expedition Token and a Common Item which he says might help you out on the journey. Historical Society: You find a bookish man puzzling over the journal of a ship s captain. He shudders and exclaims that he can t possibly go on such a trek. Pass a Will -2 Check to convince him to allow you to go in his stead. Take the Expedition Token and a Spell which he gives you in thanks for taking his place. The Docks: A freight ship is loading supplies for an expedition. Pass a Sneak -1 Check to climb aboard and find a place to stow away when the ship leaves. Take the Expedition Token. If you fail you are caught and Arrested. The Bank: While you stand in line a masked man rushes the counter waving a gun in the air. Make a Luck -1 Check to stumble backwards into a stand of bank slips, which falls towards the robber and knocks his gun out of his hand. He leans forward to pick it up, bangs his head on the counter and fall to the ground unconscious. The man in line behind you is so amazed by this that he introduces himself as the leader of an expedition to the Antarctic and invites you along as a good luck charm. Take the Expedition Token. If you fail lose 1 Item which the robber steals while making his get away. Ma s Boarding House: A job posting for porters on an expedition to the Antarctic is hammered to the wall. Pass a Speed -1 Check and take the Expedition Token to rush off and take the job before it is filled. If you fail, you trip on your way out of the building, lose 1 Stamina.
Expedition Encounters The Voyage: 1. Your time on the vessel is not wasted. Each Investigator gains 1 Skill. 2. The spires of an ancient city rise above the waves. Each Investigator gains 3 Clues as they gaze upon the slime covered and bizarrely angled buildings. As the ship passes, the disturbing site slips back beneath the water. 3. A deserted ship is found and boarded. There is no sign of a struggle and the life boats have not been deployed, but not a soul can be found. Each Investigator gains 1 Common Item as they hurriedly leave the ship with an uneasy feeling of dread. 4. An impossibly large shape breaches the waves in the night. The moon light shines off of writhing tentacles and a large glowing green eye stares at the ship. Each Investigator must pass a Will -2 check or lose 2 Sanity at the sight of the thing. 5. A mutinous segment of the crew tries to take the ship. Each Investigator must pass a Fight -2 Check to help keep control of the ship and gain 1 Ally (at random) from those they fought beside. On a failure lose 2 Stamina. 6. A sudden storm pushes the ship off course, the Expedition is Delayed.
Expedition Encounters The Frozen Wastes: 1. The ice cracks and the sledges plunge into a crevasse. Each Investigator must pass a Speed -2 Check to grab their gear or lose 2 Items as they are smashed to pieces on the ground below. 2. The storm, with its fury of madly driven ice particles causes each Investigator to lose 2 Stamina. 3. While crossing a frozen inlet the ice breaks and the Expedition falls through to the icy water. Each Investigator must pass a Luck -2 Check or Lose 1 Ally (or 2 Stamina if they do not have an Ally) to the dark water. 4. The Expedition comes across a wind torn camp of an earlier team. Each Investigator must make a Lore -2 Check to search the remains of the scientific equipment to find 1 Common Item. If they fail the horribly dissected remains of the team unhinge your mind, lose 2 Sanity. 5. The expedition discovers a newly opened cave containing the eon old remains of barrel shaped five winged creatures with strange star shaped heads. As the cave is explored the creatures come to life and attack! Each investigator must pass a Fight -2 Check or lose 2 Stamina. On a success gain 1 Unique Item which is found after the creatures are driven off. 6. The way ahead is impassable, the Expedition is Delayed.
Expedition Encounters The Lost City: 1. Innumerable passageways branch off in front of the Expedition. Each Investigator must pass a Lore -2 Check to decipher the intricately designed and strangely alien carvings on the walls. On a success they return to any Open Gate and receive an Explored Marker. If they fail they choose the wrong passage and are Lost in Time and Space. Place an Elder Sign token on the Lost City, it is considered a sealed Unstable Location. 2. The alter beckons to the Expedition to make an offer. Each Investigator must pass a Will -2 Check to sacrifice 2 Sanity or 2 Stamina and remove a Doom Token from the Doom Track. If they fail the offer is insufficient and they must sacrifice 2 Sanity AND 2 Stamina or add a Doom Token to the Doom Track. Place an Elder Sign token on the Lost City, it is considered a sealed Unstable Location. 3. The intricate device glows with an unknown energy and the ground begins to shake. Each Investigator must pass a Luck -2 Check and claim one monster in Arkham as a trophy for each success rolled. For each Investigator that fails, there is a Gate Surge. Place an Elder Sign token on the Lost City, it is considered a sealed Unstable Location. 4. The Expedition uncovers an incredible trove of ancient artifacts and mystic carvings. Each Investigator gains 2 Spells and 1 Unique Item. 5. Something has agitated the giant blind penguins that live in the caves. Each Investigator must pass a Sneak -2 Check to hide amongst them as an immeasurably hideous and detestable thing passes by. If they fail they are torn from this world and are Lost in Time and Space. The Expedition is Delayed. 6. A terrible, indescribable thing oozes through the tunnel at a gathering unholy speed. Each Investigator must pass a Speed -2 Check or be Devoured. The Expedition is Delayed.